26 political parties certified to vie for a slot in Liberia's October elections

Liberia’s electoral commission has certified four more political parties to the active 22 ahead of the October 10 general elections.

This brings the total number of registered parties to 26 who are expected to file their nominations for the legislative and presidential elections in two weeks.

Head of the National Elections Commission (NEC), Jerome Korkoya issued the certificates on Monday to the Redemption Democratic Congress (RDC), Liberia Restoration Party (LRP), the Liberia for Prosperity Party (LPP), and the Democratic Justice Party (DJP).

“It is no problem in receiving the certificates, but there are lots of requirements that you will have to meet up with,” said Korkoya who linked the high number of parties to Liberia’s democratic growth.

It is no problem in receiving the certificates, but there are lots of requirements that you will have to meet up with.

On Tuesday, the head of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Farid Zarif, told the UN Security Council that the country’s democracy is tied to the success of the upcoming elections.